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Double-pass fully isolated broadbank optic signal source for use in fiber optic interferometric sensors

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IL130151A0
IL130151A0 IL13015199A IL13015199A IL130151A0 IL 130151 A0 IL130151 A0 IL 130151A0 IL 13015199 A IL13015199 A IL 13015199A IL 13015199 A IL13015199 A IL 13015199A IL 130151 A0 IL130151 A0 IL 130151A0
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broadbank
double
signal source
fully isolated
fiber optic
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IL13015199A
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/05—Construction or shape of optical resonators; Accommodation of active medium therein; Shape of active medium
    • H01S3/06—Construction or shape of active medium
    • H01S3/063—Waveguide lasers, i.e. whereby the dimensions of the waveguide are of the order of the light wavelength
    • H01S3/067—Fibre lasers
    • H01S3/06795—Fibre lasers with superfluorescent emission, e.g. amplified spontaneous emission sources for fibre laser gyrometers
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01C—MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY
    • G01C19/00—Gyroscopes; Turn-sensitive devices using vibrating masses; Turn-sensitive devices without moving masses; Measuring angular rate using gyroscopic effects
    • G01C19/58—Turn-sensitive devices without moving masses
    • G01C19/64—Gyrometers using the Sagnac effect, i.e. rotation-induced shifts between counter-rotating electromagnetic beams
    • G01C19/72—Gyrometers using the Sagnac effect, i.e. rotation-induced shifts between counter-rotating electromagnetic beams with counter-rotating light beams in a passive ring, e.g. fibre laser gyrometers
    • G01C19/721—Details, e.g. optical or electronical details

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Lasers (AREA)
  • Gyroscopes (AREA)
  • Optical Transform (AREA)
IL13015199A 1998-05-29 1999-05-26 Double-pass fully isolated broadband optic signal source for use in fiber optic interferometric sensors IL130151A (en)

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US09/087,350 US6330105B1 (en) 1998-05-29 1998-05-29 Double-pass fully isolated broadband optical signal source for fiber optic interferometric sensors

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EP (1) EP0961104B1 (en)
JP (1) JP2000036630A (en)
DE (1) DE69923251T2 (en)
IL (1) IL130151A (en)

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